Monday Quick Notes

It's been a lot of quick notes entries of late. The trend will probably break this week. But for new, the New York Times writes:



There is, again, no sign that Brown did anything in his encounter with the police offer who shot him six times that suggests he deserved to be killed. The story about the officer's blown-out eye socket was false (which was obvious to anyone who saw the video of him walking around Brown's body) so what happened? The Times would suggest that some of Brown's rap lyrics were not sufficiently contemplative. You heard it here first, black men! If you're not the fat guy from PM Dawn, you deserve to die:



In other news, my friend Neal Fletcher tagged me to participate in the ALS ice bucket challenge. Current temp is 57 degrees, and we're in a drought, so I was pleased to pay up. Some people think the idea is a dumb one, but it raised $80 million so far, over $2.5 million for the same period last year.

This weekend I received my contributor copy of Gargoyle Magazine #61, which includes the "retirement story" I read at KGB Bar back in January 2013, "Slice of Life." Whatever happened to that retirement? Well, let's just say that in February 2013, Olivia announced her pregnancy with my lovely son Oliver. I have managed to resist going to most SF conventions and have stayed out of most of the controversies, thanks partially to the pessure valve of subtweeting. Anyway, Gargoyle is an annual with over 400 pages of stuff, including stories by Trevor Dodge, Kit Reed, and Rafael Alvarez.

I did, however, whip up this Storify for the curious this weekend: How To Be Nominated For, and Win, a Hugo Award.